Politics & Government
Attorney Seeks Election to Dearborn City Council
Dearborn Patch will profile candidates running for office in the Aug. 6 city primary.
Editor's note: All nine elective offices in Dearborn are on the primary ballot — mayor, clerk and all seven city council seats. There are five candidates for mayor, three for clerk and 21 for council. Dearborn Patch will run profiles of candidates seeking the office of mayor, city clerk, and city council leading up to the Aug. 6 primary election.
Today we feature Tarek Baydoun.
Candidate: Tarek M. Baydoun
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Office sought: Dearborn City Council
Occupation: Attorney and counselor
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Education: Dearborn Public Schools; Fordson High School graduate; Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in political science, University of Michigan- Dearborn; Juris Doctorate degree from University of Toledo College of Law.
Family: Noha (wife), Eman (daughter)
Previous elected office: N/A
Current public service: Baydoun worked for U.S. Congressman John Conyers, Jr. as an undergraduate student. Baydoun served as a community representative for the Michigan Senate District 3 from 2006 to 2012, where he assisted the constituents and officials of Dearborn on state departmental and legislative issues. He was elected precinct delegate in three different Dearborn precincts consecutively since 2004.
Past and current volunteer activities include: Dearborn Youth Football Association (Dearborn Lions) coach, mentoring students and student groups, annual Thanksgiving Day food drive through ACCESS, voter registration and mobilization, and pro-bono legal representation.
Current and past affiliations and positions include: Dearborn Board of Realtors- Legislative Affairs Committee member; Golfview Oaks Neighborhood Association member; Dearborn Federation of Neighborhood Associations member; Dearborn Democratic Club trustee; Obama for America 2008 field organizer; Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) Legislative Committee chairman; and ACLU of Michigan- Greater Detroit Chapter board member.
What are two key issues in Dearborn?
• Property values and taxes
• Recreation
How will you address these issues?
Five-Point Plan on Addressing Property Values and Taxes
- Promote residential property values with smart and effective ordinance enforcement and promoting home ownership versus rental property.
- Implementing business incubators to revive our key commercial districts.
- Let’s address Dearborn’s glut of empty office space by implementing programs to fill them with business and employees.
- Let’s promote efficient and effective code enforcement that is fair and user friendly.
- Cracking down on unfair tax practices before they burden our residents and businesses.
Let’s keep our children safe and healthy with the top-notch recreational opportunities and schools. Dearborn must expect and provide the best for our children. Dearborn has proven that when we invest in our children, we not only produce the best and brightest, but also prevent social problems such as gangs, poverty, health risks and criminal activity.
Dearborn must continue to distinguish itself as a place where families in all of our neighborhoods can grow and prosper. For generations, Dearborn has been defined by its exceptional recreational opportunities and services. We must adapt to changing needs and funding models to maintain Dearborn’s tradition as well as its competitive edge.
It’s simply not good enough to state that programs and services like our pools must be eliminated. We can and must do better.
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